Soap shaker



Nov.. 13, w23. 11?@135183 H. E. DOUGLAS SOAP SHAKER Filed Sept. 18 1922clwzwzomd BL .DOLJGZQAS HAMMOND B.

DOUGLAS, 0E WORCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR T0 THE WASIE BURNCOMPANY, A COREORATION DE ELASSACHUSETTS.

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Application led September Toa-ZZ whom t may concer/1t:

Be it known that I, HAMMoND B. DOUG- Las, a citizen ot the UnitedStates, residing at lilll'orcester, in the county of Worcester and Stateof Massachusetts, have invented a new and useful Soap Shaker, of whichthe following is a specication.

This invention relates to a soap holder of the type involving a hingedpair of inembers together constitutinga.V holder and cover formed ofwire mesh or the like and having a handle so that thc soap in the holdercan be agitated in water to dissolve part of the scap therein withoutthe necessity of handling the soap directly.

This invention relates to animprovement in said type of soap holderwhereby the pieces of wire which are employedfor hinging the cover tothe body ot' the soap holder will be used tostrengthen the same and toprovide a simple spring catch for holdingthe cover to the body or`handle of the holder; and to provide this in` such form that it can bemade in a very simple and convenient manner, reduce the expense, and

improve the durability and appearance of the article.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, in which- Fig. 1 isa plan of the soap holder shown closed and held in closed position;

Fig. 2 is an end view of the cover showing the fastening device;

Fig. 3 is a side view of the same;

Fig. i is a view similar to Fig. 1 showing the soap holder open; and

F ig. 5 is an enlarged sectional detail.

This invention relates to a well known article of manufactureconstituting a holder for soap tor use in washing dishes and similaroperations. ris an article oi manufacture7 this soap holder consists ota bottom 10 and cover 1l usually made of woven wire fabric and hingedtogether at one side. tt the other side it is provided with a handle 12.It is customary to form the edges cit these two parts or' the soapholder ot piece of wire of larger size than the wire o1 which the fabricis made. These two pieces oi wire 13 are shaped up in rectangular formas a general thing and the handle 12 is formed from two projections fromthe ends Vof one of these wires.. The strands are twisted together toform the shank of this handle. In a general way I have made use.

18, 1922. Serial No. 589,036.

of the parts so far described in theirusual form but I have formed thehandle with one entra strand of wire in the twisted part to give it alarge size and increased strength.

F or pivoting the two parts 10 and 11 together I provide a.V single.piece of wire doubled 0n itself and providing a loop 15 at one end atright angles to a pair oi arms 16. The two arms of this-shank arebrought close enough to each other so that the space between them isconsiderably less than the diameter of the twisted part of the handle12.V They diverge from each other to form arms 17. At the ends of thesearms two substantially parallel rods 18 are provided extending acrossthe top of the cover and preferably soldered to it at severa-l points.The arms 17 also extend down the sloping wall of the cover and aresoldered to it at any convenient point it desired. These bars 18 arethen bent down on opposite sides to forni two arms 19 extending down theopposite-side of the cover and are bent at 2O to torni two hinge loopsextending around the two wires 13 of the top and bottom` of the holder.

It will be seen that this wire piece extending over the top of theholder' constitutes the hinges i'or hinging it to the bottom andprovides strengthening ars across it for increasing its length of life.This is an important feature because in practice the part that is hingedand swings away is the part that receives the most wear and is likely togive out quickest. This wire also provides a catch in the form of thearms 16 and loop 15 which engages over the enlarged part 12 of the`handle and has suiiicient resiliency to permit of its being slipped overthe same and then spring back under it to catch the cover to the handleso that it will not become dislodged accidentally. The end of the loop15 is used in forcing the parts into this position and can be used fordislodging them when required. This constitutes a very simple andconvenient catch, strengthening. and pivotal connection. It also. forthe saine reason7 reduces the number of operations necessary to make allthe parts and reduces the liability oi' the fastening parts becomingloosened er detached, thus destroying the utility of the device.

In Fig. 5 I have shown more in detail another feature of the invention.The wires of which the fabric is formed extend out around the frame wire13, over them, and then down' along their .inner surfaces and back intocontact with them below the wires 13 and inside the bottom and cover. lnthat way they do not have to be finished, but still the ends of the wireare so located that they do not project.

Although l have illustrated and described only a single form of theinvention, l am aware of the fact that modifications can be made thereinby any person skilled in the art without departing from the scopeV ofthe invention as expressed in the claims. Therefore l do not wish to belimited to all the details of construction herein shown and described,but Vwhat l do claim is l. As an article of manufacture, a soap holdercomprising two parts constituting a bottom and cover, saidbottom havinga handle and the cover having a pair .of wire hinges for connecting itwith the bottom,

said hinges extending across the cover and having a pair ofV arms at oneside spaced apart a distance less than the diameter of the ravages lessthan the diameter ofthe shank of the handle and yieldingly connectedtogether, whereby the said arms are adapted. to cooperate with the shankof the handle to hold the cover in place. Y f

3. its an article of manufacture, a soap holder vcomprising bottoni andcover, one having a handle projecting fromY the Vside thereof, a wirebent on itself at one end to provide a loopwhich is bent at right anglesto the front of'said loop to furnish Vtwo arms held spaced apartyieldingly by said loop and having two arms extending from the other endthereof and diverging from each other and having two 'bars Vparallelwith each other, the ends of said bars being bent down'near their endsin the'form of ,loopsv to constitute hinges to'connect said'bottoni andcover, the diverging arms, barsand ends Y being 1n contact withoneofsaid parts of the holder and being secured thereto.

Ll. As anV article of manufacture., a soap holder comprising two partsconstituting a bottom and cover hinged together at one side, said bottomhaving a handle and the cover having a pair of wires secured to the topthereof and having a pair of arms extending down the side thereof towardeach other and then extending outwardly and spaced aparta distance lessthan the diameter of the shank of the handle toV form a U-shaped claspand co-operate with theihandle to hold the cover in place on thebottom'.

ln testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed my signature.

HAMMOND B. noUeLas.

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